Scratch Cards

[Vespula]

If I buy a scratch card with a £3000 top prize instead of a £100,000 top prize, does that mean there are more top prizes in that series of scratch cards or is it the same number of top prizes but lots more small prizes?

I buy the odd low prize scratchy in the hope of getting a few grand, but all I ever get is a couple of quid, would this be the same with big prize games but without all the low value prizes?

Does any of this make any sense?

[Justayellowbadge]

Scratch cards.

On PH.

:sigh:

[Steamer]

Scratchers!

Always brings a smile to my face when I'm in a petrol station and someone asks for '20 Lamberts & gissa a couple 'o them scratchers'

[koolchris99]

i dont think ive ever met anyone of seen anyone with anything decent..

last 5 years ive got a £44 and a £12. thats all.

my local corner shop has all the big winning ones pinned up and the largest is £100

[Vespula]

Justayellowbadge said:

Scratch cards.

On PH.

:sigh:

Cockmunchers.

On PH.

:sigh:

[Beefmeister]

Vespula said:

Justayellowbadge said:

Scratch cards.

On PH.

:sigh:

Moderators.

On PH.

:sigh:

EFA

[Bill]

Vespula said:

Cockmunchers.

On PH.

:sigh:

^^^That's a happy sigh, isn't it.

[singlecoil]

Somebody bought me a scratchcard once, a National Lottery one IIRC, and the odds were printed on the back, I can't remember how it was phrased but what is meant was that of the money paid in, 10% was paid out.

[Vespula]

Yes I understand that 10% is returned but I was just curious if anyone knew if the low value prize scratch cards had more top prizes per issue of cards compared to the high value ones.

What I mean is, if I have a target win of £3000, should I buy a card with a £3000 top prize or a £100,000 top prize? Am I more likely to acheive my aim with a £3000 scratch card? Or does it make no difference?

Maybe I should take up Bingo.

[hairykrishna]

singlecoil said:

Somebody bought me a scratchcard once, a National Lottery one IIRC, and the odds were printed on the back, I can't remember how it was phrased but what is meant was that of the money paid in, 10% was paid out.

I can't seem to find the EV of scratch cards anywhere on the 'net. I would imagine that it's appalling but I'm surprised that 10% payout is even legal!

[Plotloss]

Vespula said:

Justayellowbadge said:

Scratch cards.

On PH.

:sigh:

Cockmunchers.

On PH.

:sigh:

Scratchcards and attitude.

I wonder if we'll make it a full house with tracksuits, Lamberts and Staffordshire Bull Terriers.

[Vespula]

Bill said:

Vespula said:

Cockmunchers.

On PH.

:sigh:

^^^That's a happy sigh, isn't it.

Bill, the one on the right:

[Vespula]

Plotloss said:

Vespula said:

Justayellowbadge said:

Scratch cards.

On PH.

:sigh:

Cockmunchers.

On PH.

:sigh:

Scratchcards and attitude.

I wonder if we'll make it a full house with tracksuits, Lamberts and Staffordshire Bull Terriers.

What attitude?

He started it.

[Justayellowbadge]

Vespula said:

He started it.

Now I feel a little guilty. I didn't realise what I was dealing with.

Bless.

[Vespula]

Apologies Justayellowbadge, perhaps 'Cockmuncher' was a bit harsh.

I asked a simple question and get called a chav by several posters and gey by another.

Jesus, does no-one here play the Lottery or on-line poker?

Thanks to all those who gave me a serious answer.

[Justayellowbadge]

No-one called you chav, fella.

Scratchcards, however, most assuredly are. They can be a guilty pleasure every now and then to those of us who walk upright and can breathe with our mouths closed, but it doesn't change the fact.

Don't be so quick to snap.

[Cara Van Man]

Damn having to work...I almost missed this.

A scratchcard addict chav with attitude having a pop at Michael McIntyres posher doppelganger.

Love it!

[Justayellowbadge]

Cara Van Man said:

Damn having to work...I almost missed this.

A scratchcard addict chav with attitude having a pop at Michael McIntyres posher doppelganger.

Love it!

You've been quiet lately.

'Logistics' for the Haiti effort, I presume?

Got to get them blankies squared away.

[Cara Van Man]

Justayellowbadge said:

Cara Van Man said:

Damn having to work...I almost missed this.

A scratchcard addict chav with attitude having a pop at Michael McIntyres posher doppelganger.

Love it!

You've been quiet lately.

'Logistics' for the Haiti effort, I presume?

Got to get them blankies squared away.

Nah...starting to prep for a little jaunt later in the year.

[Justayellowbadge]

I know chap, just joshing.